School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya
Kenya: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 5.00 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.00 million number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
14th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.00 million number
in 2020
All-time low
980,027 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 5.00 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya peaked at 5.00 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 980,027 number, in 1970.
That places Kenya 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 980,027 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.02 million number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.06 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.18 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.22 million number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.27 million number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.32 million number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.37 million number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.43 million number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.48 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.54 million number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.60 million number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.67 million number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.74 million number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.82 million number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.90 million number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.98 million number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.16 million number | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 2.25 million number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.34 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.44 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.53 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.83 million number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.93 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.02 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.19 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.41 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.46 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.48 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.50 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.74 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.88 million number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.03 million number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.31 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.54 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.76 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.87 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.00 million number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 million number | 980,027 number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million number | 1.43 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 million number | 2.25 million number | 3.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.43 million number | 3.19 million number | 3.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 million number | 3.74 million number | 4.87 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.00 million number | 5.00 million number | 5.00 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,500 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Kenya was 5.00 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 980,027 number in 1970.
- How does Kenya rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.